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5 top off-road towing tips

After three months on the road discovering some top spots in harder-to-reach places, we learnt a few things about off-road towing. Here are our top five tips.

Custom Caravan Build – Big W.A. Off-Roader

Building your own caravan is a labour of love and definitely not a job for those of us think Sikaflex is some sort of weird exercise regime. That said, if you’re prepared to put in the hours and you have…

Jurgens Australia workers locked out of the factory….AGAIN.

It appears déjà vu has struck embattled caravan manufacturer, Jurgens Australia, with posts appearing on social media suggesting workers have been ‘locked out’ of the factory for a second time. The reports allegedly come from Jurgens factory workers who say…

The Big Trip – To sell or not to sell your home

If you’re planning on doing that lap around Australia or something a bit more long term, what will you do with your house? It could be the hardest decision you’ll ever make or, as we found out, the easiest. If…

Power to the people. Awesome power tools to take caravanning.

If you’ve got a favourite brand of battery-powered power tools you use at home or at work, you might want to see what other products they have that use the same battery system and are brilliant for caravanning. Like most…

Australia’s unique history under threat

Three historically significant tourist destinations that are likely to disappear thanks to our aging population, big business apathy and government indifference. There’s absolutely no question Australia has some of the most amazing world-class tourist attractions. Uluru, Kalbarri National Park, Great…

Why I bought … a Supreme Classic

Why I bought a … is a place for RV Daily readers to tell us what they bought, and what they think about their purchase. In this story, it’s Why I bought … a Supreme Classic 19ft. Readers name and location…

Y’know what really bugs us about camping?

Australia’s bugs can be enough of a nuisance to ruin your caravanning adventures. Here are some combat tactics for you to try My wife and I love travelling around this beautiful country, especially the pristine coastline and waterways. There’s only…

Reviewed: Autophix OM126 OBD2 reader

Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or boulder in my case), chances are you’ll know about the OBD2 port and that it can “somehow help you diagnose and fix issues” with your four-wheel drive. As you could well imagine,…

Everything you needed to know about OBD2

If you’ve got a car or four-wheel drive built after about 1994, chances are you’ll have an OBD2 port (On-Board Diagnostics Ver.2 port). They’re often up under the steering column, and sometimes over in a kick panel, but it’s not…

Powerful VW Touareg V8 R-Line confirmed for Australia

Buyers looking for luxury high-power towing wagons will have another option in late 2020, as VW confirms the V8 TDi R-Line for Australia The powerful SUV fires its salvo into the luxury bear pit with a four-litre, twin-turbo-diesel engine that…

How climate change could be good news for portable aircon in your RV

Aussie engineer brings about a quiet revolution in a portable air conditioner that’s great news for the planet and those on the move Australia is experiencing above-average temperatures and erratic weather behaviour. With air conditioning, complicit in the rising energy…